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LADYS HAT PIN.

No. 436,328. Patehted Sept. 16,1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEWIS BARNES, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO WILLIAM A. NICHOLS, OF SAME PLACE.

LADYS HAT-PIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 436,328, dated September 16, 1890.

Application filed October 31, 1889 To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LEWIs BARNES, a citizen of the United States, residing-in the city and county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsyl vania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ladies Hat-Pins, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to pins or fastenings for securing ladies hats upon the head; and it consists in making such a device as will be convenient and effective and can be attached to the hat upon the interior, so as to be adjustable to different portions and also be invisible when the hat is upon the head, as will be hereinafter more particularly set forth.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 shows the pin or fastener in its operative position upon the interior of a hat. Fig. 2 shows it drawn down preparatory to being fastened, the side of the hat being broken away to show the arrangement of the parts, and different positions of the fastener being shown in dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the device detached from the hat, and Fig. 4 is a similar view of the parts of the device separated from each other. Owing to the light and airy nature of ladies hat-s it is necessary that they be secured to the wearer in some manner to prevent their being too easily removed or blown oif by the wind, 850., and the best manner of so securing them is by means of pins, which are generally passed through the body of the hat and into the coils or rolls of hair upon the head; but in so doing each time the hat is put on a fresh hole must be made through the hat and its trimming, which thus tends to spoil or damage the hat, besides leaving a portion of the pin exposed, which must be ornamental and costly or detract from the appearance of the hat; and, again, the pin is apt to become loosened and perhaps be lost, and thus subject the wearer of the hat to great inconveniences in searching for the pin before putting the hat on or trying to keep it on after the pin is gone. To obviate these defects and difiiculties I have invented a pin which is secured to the hat and cannot be lost, and which will be invisible when in use, and hence can be made very cheaply, although it can be made more Serial No. 328,781. (No model.)

elaborately, and a portion of it at least can be made as an ornament or as a base to which an ornament can be applied.

In the formwhich I have shown, although changes or alterations can be made in the form of the pin without departing from the spirit of my invention, A indicates the pin proper, which can be stamped up out of a thin piece of metal, or be made out of rubber, celluloid, or other suitable material. One end of it is formed or provided with teeth 13, which engage with the hair when in position, the teeth being preferably curved a trifle for that purpose. The other end of the pin is adapted to be grasped between the fingers when being applied, and may be made long enough to project down below the rim of the hat and be used as an ornament or as a support for one. i A small groove 0 is formed transversely across the pin near the base of the teeth 15, and through which an elastic cord or strap D is passed for securing the pin to the hat, theends of the cord being sewed or otherwise fastened to the interior of the hat. The cord is kept from coming out of the groove 0 by means of a plate E, which is soldered or otherwise secured to the pin and extends over the groove without interfering with the elastic cord, which is thus loosely secured within the groove. The plate is also provided with a longitudinal groove F, which when the plate is secured to the pin forms a receptacle within which one end of another elastic cord or strap G is secured, the other end of the cord being attached to the interior of the hat near the top. As this hole, formed longitudinally of the pin, need not extend entirely to the lower end of the pin, the length of the cord may be adjusted or regulated by means of knots tied in the end 96 of it, which will retain the pin at difierent points upon the cord; or a pin or peg could be slipped into the hole at the side of the cord and thus clamp it at different positions, and thus enable the wearer to adjust the position of the pin to suit the style or condition of the hair.

Instead of making the pin out of two pieces, as above described, it may be made out of a single piece and have the elastic cord attached 10o to it in any suitable manner-as, for instance, by holes'made through it or by means of loops or eyes formed or secured upon it, and instead of making it with three teeth, as shown, only one or moremay be used and they may be made of any suitable length and style.

When it is desired to use the pin", the hat is placed upon the head and the end of the pin is grasped between the fingers and drawn down out of the interior of the hat as far as desired. The teeth or inner end of the pin is then made to engage with the hair and the pin is released,when the elastic cord or strap draws it upward, causing the teeth to engage more and more until it is as far as it will go, where it is held by the elasticity of the cord until it is desired to remove the hat,when the lower end of the pin is grasped by the hand and Withdrawn from the hair and the hat readily removed.

If it is inconvenient orimpossible to secure the pin when midway the elastic cord D, as shown in Fig. 1, it can be moved to one end or the other, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, and be then drawn down and released,when it will be made to sngage at any desired point. The cord G will have a tendency to draw it to the central position; but this will only make it engage the more permanentlyin the different positions without interfering with the movement of the pin upon the end D, except that it will stand at an angle to its position when midway of the cord. If desired,

. two pins can be used-one upon each sideor the single one may be placed at other positions than at the side of the hat.

Without limiting myself to the exact construction shown, 'I claim- 1. A fastener for ladies hats, consisting of a pin, an elastic cord loosely engaging therewith, and another elastic cord secured thereto at one end, substantially as described.

2. A fastener for ladies hats, consisting of a pin and two elastic cords, one of which engages loosely with the pin and the other cord is adjustably secured thereto, substantially as described.

3. A fastener for ladies hats, consisting of a pin provided with a longitudinal and a transverse opening, an elastic cord passed loosely through the transverse opening, and another elastic cord secured at one end in the other opening, substantially as described.

4. A fastener for ladies hats, consisting of a pin composed of two plates, one of which is provided with a transverse groove and the other one is provided with a longitudinal groove, said plates being secured together in such a manner that the grooves form openings through the pin, and two elastic cords, one of which passes through one of said openings and the other one secured in the other opening, substantially as described.

5. A fastener for ladies hats, consisting of apin adapted to engage the hair and flexibly connected to the inside of the hat by loose connections, permitting the lateral and vertical adjustment of the pin to suit the style or condition of the hair, substantially as described. I

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LEWIS BARNES.

Witnesses:

F. L. FREEMAN, CHARLEsE. FOSTER. 

